Buhr Surname

42,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Buhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6341:12,1351,558
United States3,4361:105,48911,580
Canada5901:62,4507,302
France4471:148,59723,028
South Africa3881:139,63316,083
Argentina2021:211,60117,444
Sweden1791:55,0104,260
Brazil1441:1,486,62749,780
Denmark1211:46,6514,870
Austria611:139,59718,914
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England161:3,482,379114,324
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Israel101:855,76354,181
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
China21:683,660,78330,601
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:161,99614,761

The alternate forms: Bühr (408) are calculated separately.

Buhr (24) may also be a first name.

Buhr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Buhr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Buhr is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bühr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,048th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 586,759 people. Buhr is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Buhr are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Buhr is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 24 people.

The surname Buhr is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 6,634 people, or 1 in 12,135. In Germany Buhr is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany Buhr occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Buhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buhr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buhr last name rose 1,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buhr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Buhr last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buhr surname are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.1% registered with the party.

The amount Buhr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.52% more than the national average, earning R 393,336 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $48,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bühr92408/
Buhyr89267/
Buhrz8975/
Buhrt8966/
Bouhr8956/
Bauhr8920/
Buthr892/
Buihr891/
Bur8616,317/
Bhuyhr801/
Buhier800/
Burt7563,434/
Baur7543,495/
Bhor7534,635/
Burr7532,423/
Bour7515,973/
Burd759,222/
Bure757,291/
Burh753,393/
Buur751,522/
Burz751,513/
Butr75569/
Hbur75240/
Beur75146/
Bhur75113/
Buir7575/
Burø7564/
Burp756/
Vuhr752/
Busr751/
Burź751/
Bouhier733,117/
Buhrova73444/
Buhrová739/
Bhure6724,863/
Boure673,094/
Burre672,890/
Burtt672,451/
Baure671,516/
Bgour671,499/
Bhurt67894/
Bahur67706/
Bhaur67538/
Buire67474/
Boehr67353/
Bourt67243/
Burdt67236/
Bourd67227/
Beure67116/
Butrr67110/
Bhoer6790/
Bourh6770/
Bohur6761/
Bhutr6751/
Buird6730/
Bhuur6723/
Bhuir6719/
Buttr6719/
Baurr6713/
Bhoor6712/
Bhurr679/
Baurd679/
Bhour677/
Boohr676/
Burhe676/
Bourr676/
Buyrd675/
Bujre675/
Buyre675/
Busre675/
Burøe675/
Bouër674/
Bhorr674/
Hburh674/
Boutr673/
Bhorh673/
Burdh672/
Baurt672/
Burzì672/
Buirt672/
Beurh672/
Beurt671/
Bourz671/
Burph671/
Boujr671/
Bhurd671/
Bau'r671/
Bauër671/
Butrt671/
Buitr671/
Burrh671/
Beurr671/
Burhs671/
Bourp670/
Beurd670/
Burrt670/
Burpp670/
Burrd670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buhr
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